Kostroma Oblast

Kostroma Oblast (Russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, romanized: Kostromskaya oblastʹ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma and its population as of the 2021 Census is 580,976. It was formed in 1944 on the territory detached from neighboring Yaroslavl Oblast.

Kostroma Oblast
Oblast
Костромская область
Coordinates: 58°33′N 43°41′E
CountryRussia
Federal districtCentral
Economic regionCentral
Administrative centerKostroma
Government
  BodyOblast Duma
  GovernorSergey Sitnikov
Area
  Total60,211 km2 (23,248 sq mi)
  Rank47th
Population
  Total580,976
  Estimate 
(2018)
643,324
  Rank68th
  Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
  Urban
73.7%
  Rural
26.3%
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
ISO 3166 codeRU-KOS
License plates44
OKTMO ID34000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitehttp://adm44.ru

Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century. Its major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev.

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